Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking professional managing the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3550, 2975, 2970, and 2960 switch or switch stack, hereafter referred to as the switch. Before using this guide, you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS software and the switch software features.

Purpose

This guide describes the Catalyst 3750, 3560, 3550, 2975, 2970, and 2960 switch-specific system messages that you might encounter. For a complete list of Cisco IOS system error messages, see the Cisco IOS Software System Error Messages, Cisco IOS Release 12.2.

This guide does not describe how to install your switch or how to configure software features on your switch. It also does not provide detailed information about commands that have been created or changed for use by the switch. For hardware installation information, see the hardware installation guide that shipped with your switch. For software information, see the software configuration guide and the command reference for this release.

For documentation updates, see the release notes for this release.

Conventions

This publication uses these conventions to convey instructions and information:

Note Before installing, configuring, or upgrading the switch, see these documents:

•For initial configuration information, see the "Using Express Setup" chapter in the getting started guide or the "Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program" appendix in the hardware installation guide.

•For device manager requirements, see the "System Requirements" section in the release notes.

•For Network Assistant requirements, see the Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant.

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